Grave marker



April 20, 1937. J. P. HARNER GRAVE MARKER Filed Feb. ll, 1936 Patented pr. 20, 1937 orf-Fice- 1a-,formar MARKER *aosepirrjnqmergisevma, Mo.

This :invention relatesr -to limproveinents in fmarkingforiidentifying devices. and fpertainspar- .ticularly to devices fof ithis character "used rfor fmarking the .location of and iforidentitying ".'Iheprimary object of the 'present invention is to provide an improved vpressed lmetal :marking oard carrier aand a card therefor, yin'wliich the lusel of :glass covers or yfother typesfof shield ff'or :thelidenti'fying-card'is done away ywith-and 'the .identifying 'card may `|Ice secured i'totand Amade' @a part oflthebodyibywhichit-isfcarried.'-

Another object of the invention is to provide an *improved 'marker'comprising an identifying card carrier having a central inpressed portion forming a panel over which an identifying card may be disposed, and in which the said panel is provided at opposite edges with slots facilitating the disposition of the identifying card in position against the panel.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a structure of the above described character wherein the identifying card after being disposed in position before the inpressed panel,

is held in place by having one or both of its two ends bent under beneath the panel.

The invention will be best understood from a consideration of the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification,

with the understanding, however, that the invention is not confined to any strict conformity with the showing of the drawing but may be changed or modified so long as such changes or modifications mark no material departure from the salient features of the invention as expressed in the appended claims.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a form of the device embodying the present invention wherein the card carrier is disposed at an angle to the l integral stake portion which is provided for penetration into the ground.

Fig. 2 is a transverse section taken on the line 2--2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a view in plan of the metallic card used with the marker device.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view through one side of the device showing one way in which an edge of the identifying card is secured.

Referring more particularly to the drawing wherein like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views,

ltheinumeral fl indicates generally the marking or iientifying-devic'ewithwhich is connected, pref'- Lerably as an 'integral portion thereof, a stake 2 for extension into fthe ground to support the identifying device in position thereover. The 5 istake'Z isf-preferablylongitudinally grooved or flutedor strength, as indicated at 3` in Figure/3, 'fandtwliilefthestake is preferably to'be pressed flithan'df'foi-m"e"`das an integral part-of the head 7portijon'foridenti'fy(ingstructure I, itis to be un- 10 f'derstccdth'at it"mayfbe` made separate and `the `parte, joined' 'together in any suitable manner if this 1rneth`od`of construction Ais found feasible. "The-'body Ilcomprise'safrectangular sheet metal body which in its preferred form is pressed to 15 have thefedges rounded, as indicated at 4.

The central part of the body is pressed inwardly to form the integral panel 5 and the material of the body immediately surrounding this panel is pressed outwardly to form the encircling o frame 6, which frame is illustrated as being of rectangular outline. The pressing inwardly of the panel portion 5 to an offset plane with respect to the plate body provides the panel with the shallow surrounding walls 1, and two opposite ones of these walls are provided each with a slot 8 which extends throughout its length and which is in the plane of the top surface of the panel.

The numeral 9 indicates a card which has one face thereof provided for the reception of identi- 30 fying data, as shown in Fig. Ll.v This card is preferably formed of some suitable light Weight and easily bent metal such as copper or aluminum, and is disposed in position against the outer face of the panel 5 by sliding it through the 35 slots 8 from the back of the body I across the panel as illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3. The plate 9 is made of a length greater than the length of the panel 5 so that when it has been put in place in the manner described it will have end portions extending beyond the slots 8 which are intended to be bent under the panel 5 as indicated at l0, thus forming at each end of the metal card a flange which prevents the displacement of the Card. 45

If preferred, instead of bending both end portions of the card 9 as illustrated in Fig. 2, the card may have one end initially formed with a rollor bead, as indicated at Il in Fig. 5, in which case the other end is left straight for extension 50 through the slots 8 and is then bent under in the manner illustrated in Fig. 2 after the rolled portion has been brought into position against one edge of the panel 5. 1n order that the metal card may be more firmly held in place, the panel 55 5 may be given a slight transverse curvature, as

illustrated in Fig. 3, so that the convex face will be presented through the frame formed by the 'pressed portion 6 of the plate, and it will thus be seen that this Will cause a tighter frictional contact between the metal card and the top edges of the slots 8 after the card has been placed in position.

In the formation of the card 9, one face may be embossed with any desired design and is contemplated to press into certain of these cards a cross, as illustrated in Fig. 4 so that these cards will be appropriate for use in connection with the burial of persons of those denominations" where a cross is used.

While Fig. 1 illustrates the device as being disposed at an angle with the stake 2, it'is to be understood that the invention is notlimitedto i this arrangement, as it Will be obviousthat ,the identifying body may be vertically disposed upon the stake if desired. Also the body I may be made perfectly at in that portion lying outside the frame 6 instead of being rounded, as shown, if this construction is found desirable.

I claim: 1

l. In a device of the character described, a. sheet metal body having an -outwardlypressed portion forming a complete frame, a panel in said frame forming an inwardly pressed part of the body and lying in a plane offset Withvrespect to the body, a card body overlying said panel and viewable through the frame, the material of the metal body being slotted at opposite sides of the panel, through which slots the-card is extended,

and means for retaining the card in position against the panel.

2. In a device of the character described, a sheet metal body having an outwardly pressed portion forming a frame, a panel in said frame forming an inwardly pressed part of the body and lying in a plane offset with respect to the body of permanent, deformable material, a card body overlying said panel and viewable through the frame, the material of the metal body being slotted at opposite sides of the panel, through which slots the card is extended, and said card having its ends bent back under the panel to retain the card in place thereon.

3. .A marker of the character described oomprising a metal plate body having an encircling flange, the body of the plate having aframe pressed'therefrom and projecting oppositely to the flange, the material of the plate lying Within the frame being pressed in the opposite direction to the frame and forming a panel lying on the opposite side of the body from the frame, there 1 being slots along two opposite sides of said panel, -means connected with the body for insertion into the earth, and a plate having a portion of one side edge turned to form a stop, the platebeing extended through said slots to lie across said panel and having its opposite edge bent back across an edge of the panel to maintain it in position, said plate when in position lying within JOSEPH P. HARNER. 

